Guildhouse Street, SW1V

Guildhouse Street is named after the Guild House.

Pimlico
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The Guild House formerly stood near here on Eccleston Square from 1922-46.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Lynette beardwood

Ebury Street, SW1W

Added: 29 Nov 2022 20:53 GMT

Spy’s Club
Topham’s Hotel at 24-28 Ebury Street was called the Ebury Court Hotel. Its first proprietor was a Mrs Topham. In WW2 it was a favourite watering hole for the various intelligence organisations based in the Pimlico area. The first woman infiltrated into France in 1942, FANY Yvonne Rudellat, was recruited by the Special Operations Executive while working there. She died in Bergen Belsen in April 1945.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

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Tothill Fields Bridewell

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Admiral House, SW1P Admiral House is sited on Willow Place (Victoria)

Admiral House, SW1P

Alderney Street, SW1V Alderney Street was originally Stanley Street, after George Stanley, local landowner (Pimlico)

Alderney Street, SW1V

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P Ambrosden Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P

Artillery Place, SW1P Artillery Place was named after a former nearby artillery practice ground which stood here in the 19th century (Westminster)

Artillery Place, SW1P

Ashley Gardens, SW1P Ashley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ashley Gardens, SW1P

Ashley Place, SW1P Ashley Place is thought to be named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (Victoria)

Ashley Place, SW1P

Aubrey Beadsley House, SW1 Aubrey Beadsley House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Aubrey Beadsley House, SW1

Barrington Court, SW1V Barrington Court is a block on Gillingham Street (Victoria)

Barrington Court, SW1V

Belgrave House, SW1W Belgrave House is sited on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)

Belgrave House, SW1W

Belgrave Road, SW1V Belgrave Road is a street in the Pimlico area of London (Pimlico)

Belgrave Road, SW1V

Belgrave Yard, SW1W Belgrave Yard lies off Lower Belgrave Street and dates from the 1820s (Victoria)

Belgrave Yard, SW1W

Belgravia Court, SW1W Belgravia Court is a block on Ebury Street (Victoria)

Belgravia Court, SW1W

Bloomburg Street, SW1V Bloomburg Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Westminster)

Bloomburg Street, SW1V

Bridge House, SW1W Bridge House can be found on Ebury Bridge (Victoria)

Bridge House, SW1W

Bridge Place, SW1V Bridge Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Bridge Place, SW1V

Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W Buckingham Palace Road runs from the south side of Buckingham Palace towards Chelsea (Victoria)

Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W

Buckland House, SW1V Buckland House is a block on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Buckland House, SW1V

Bucknill House, SW1W Bucknill House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Bucknill House, SW1W

Bulleid Way, SW1V Bulleid Way is nearly completely underneath Victoria station (Victoria)

Bulleid Way, SW1V

Cambridge Street, SW1V Cambridge Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Cambridge Street, SW1V

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P Carlisle Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P

Carlisle Place, SW1P Carlisle Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Place, SW1P

Carlyle House, SW1V Carlyle House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Victoria)

Carlyle House, SW1V

Charlwood House, SW1 Charlwood House is a block on Lillington Gardens Estate (Pimlico)

Charlwood House, SW1

Charlwood Place, SW1V Charlwood Place is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Charlwood Place, SW1V

Charlwood Street, SW1V Charlwood Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Charlwood Street, SW1V

Chester Square Mews, SW1W Chester Square Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Chester Square Mews, SW1W

Chester Square, SW1W Chester Square was voted London’s second best house address early in the 2000s. Nearby Eaton Square was voted first (Belgravia)

Chester Square, SW1W

Churton Place, SW1V Churton Place is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Churton Place, SW1V

Churton Street, SW1V Churton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Churton Street, SW1V

Clarendon Street, SW1V Clarendon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Clarendon Street, SW1V

Clergy House, SW1 Clergy House is located on Stillington Street (Victoria)

Clergy House, SW1

Coburg Close, SW1P Coburg Close is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Coburg Close, SW1P

Colonnade Walk, SW1W Colonnade Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Colonnade Walk, SW1W

Dalton House, SW1W Dalton House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Pimlico)

Dalton House, SW1W

Dells Mews, SW1V Dells Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Dells Mews, SW1V

Denbigh Mews, SW1V Denbigh Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Denbigh Mews, SW1V

Denbigh Place, SW1V Denbigh Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Denbigh Place, SW1V

Denbigh Street, SW1V Denbigh Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Denbigh Street, SW1V

Douglas Street, SW1P Douglas Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Douglas Street, SW1P

Dryburgh House, SW1V Dryburgh House is sited on Alderney Street (Pimlico)

Dryburgh House, SW1V

Ebury Bridge, SW1V Ebury Bridge at first spanned an inlet of the Thames, and later the Grosvenor Canal (Pimlico)

Ebury Bridge, SW1V

Ebury Mews, SW1W Ebury Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Ebury Mews, SW1W

Ebury Street, SW1W Ebury Street runs from the Grosvenor Gardens junction south-westwards to Pimlico Road (Victoria)

Ebury Street, SW1W

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W Eccleston Bridge derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W

Eccleston Place, SW1W Eccleston Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Eccleston Place, SW1W

Eccleston Square Mews, SW1V Eccleston Square Mews is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Eccleston Square Mews, SW1V

Eccleston Square, SW1V Eccleston Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Eccleston Square, SW1V

Eccleston Street, SW1W Eccleston Street derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Street, SW1W

Eccleston Yard, SW1W Eccleston Yard lies off Eccleston Place (Victoria)

Eccleston Yard, SW1W

Edgson House, SW1W Edgson House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Edgson House, SW1W

Egerton House, SW1V Residential block (Pimlico)

Egerton House, SW1V

Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V Elizabeth Bridge is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V

Emery Hill Street, SW1P Emery Hill Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Emery Hill Street, SW1P

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P Evelyn Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P

Evesham House, SW1V Evesham House is located on Sutherland Row (Pimlico)

Evesham House, SW1V

Fairchild House, SW1 Fairchild House is a block on Charlwood Street (Pimlico)

Fairchild House, SW1

Fonthill House, SW1V Fonthill House is a building on Sutherland Street (Pimlico)

Fonthill House, SW1V

Fountain Court, SW1W Fountain Court is a block on Avery Farm Row (Victoria)

Fountain Court, SW1W

Fountain Square, SW1W Fountain Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Fountain Square, SW1W

Francis House, SW1P Francis House is sited on Francis Street (Victoria)

Francis House, SW1P

Francis Street, SW1P Francis Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Francis Street, SW1P

Furness House, SW1V Furness House is a block on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Furness House, SW1V

Garden Terrace, SW1V Garden Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Garden Terrace, SW1V

George Eliot House, SW1 George Eliot House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

George Eliot House, SW1

Gillingham Row, SW1V This is a street in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Gillingham Row, SW1V

Gillingham Street, SW1V Gillingham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Gillingham Street, SW1V

Glastonbury House, SW1V Glastonbury House is sited on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Glastonbury House, SW1V

Globe House, SW1V Globe House is a block on Eccleston Square (Victoria)

Globe House, SW1V

Gloucester Street, SW1V Gloucester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Gloucester Street, SW1V

Gordon House, SW1P Residential block (Westminster)

Gordon House, SW1P

Greencoat House, SW1P Greencoat House is a block on Francis Street (Westminster)

Greencoat House, SW1P

Greencoat Place, SW1P Greencoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greencoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P Greycoat Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P

Greycoat Place, SW1P Greycoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Street, SW1P Greycoat Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Street, SW1P

Guildhouse Street, SW1V Guildhouse Street is named after the Guild House (Pimlico)

Guildhouse Street, SW1V

Hatherley Street, SW1V Hatherley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Pimlico)

Hatherley Street, SW1V

Henry Wise House, SW1 Henry Wise House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Henry Wise House, SW1

Hillersdon House, SW1W Hillersdon House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Hillersdon House, SW1W

Hindon Court, SW1V Hindon Court is a block on Wilton Road (Victoria)

Hindon Court, SW1V

Hopkinson House, SW1P Hopkinson House is sited on Osbert Street (Westminster)

Hopkinson House, SW1P

Hudsons Place, SW1V Hudsons Place is named after the Hudson’s furniture depository formerly located here, founded by William Hudson (Victoria)

Hudsons Place, SW1V

Hugh Street, SW1V Hugh Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Hugh Street, SW1V

Joseph Conrad House, SW1V Joseph Conrad House is located on Tachbrook Street (Pimlico)

Joseph Conrad House, SW1V

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V King’s Scholars’ Passage is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V

Kirkstall House, SW1V Kirkstall House is a block on Sutherland Street (Pimlico)

Kirkstall House, SW1V

Longleat House, SW1V Longleat House is a block on Garden Terrace (Pimlico)

Longleat House, SW1V

Longmoore Street, SW1V Longmoore Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Longmoore Street, SW1V

Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W Lower Belgrave Street connects Buckingham Palace Road with Eaton Square (Victoria)

Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W

Mercer House, SW1W Mercer House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Pimlico)

Mercer House, SW1W

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P Mill’s Buildings ran off Greycoat Place (Westminster)

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P

Moreton Place, SW1V Moreton Place is a road in the SW1 postcode area (Pimlico)

Moreton Place, SW1V

Moreton Street, SW1V Moreton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Moreton Street, SW1V

Moreton Terrace Mews North, SW1V This mews lies behind Moreton Terrace (Pimlico)

Moreton Terrace Mews North, SW1V

Moreton Terrace Mews, SW1V The former Moreton Terrace Mews was split into two in 1964 (Pimlico)

Moreton Terrace Mews, SW1V

Morgan House, SW1 Morgan House can be found on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Morgan House, SW1

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V Morpeth Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P Morpeth Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P

Mulberry Square, SW1W Mulberry Square is a location in London (Victoria)

Mulberry Square, SW1W

Neathouse Place, SW1V Neathouse Place commemorates an early settlement here of small cottages called ‘Neat Houses (Victoria)

Neathouse Place, SW1V

Noel Coward House, SW1 Noel Coward House is a building on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Noel Coward House, SW1

Partnership House, SW1P Partnership House is a block on Carlisle Place (Victoria)

Partnership House, SW1P

Phipps Mews, SW1W Phipps Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Phipps Mews, SW1W

Pimlico House, SW1W Pimlico House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Victoria)

Pimlico House, SW1W

Rivermill, SW1V Rivermill is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Rivermill, SW1V

Rochester Row, SW1P Rochester Row was home to the Bishop of Rochester in 1666 (Westminster)

Rochester Row, SW1P

Rochester Street, SW1P Rochester Street is named after the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 until 1802 (Westminster)

Rochester Street, SW1P

Rye House, SW1W Rye House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Victoria)

Rye House, SW1W

Semley House, SW1W Semley House is a block on Semley Place (Victoria)

Semley House, SW1W

Sherbourne House, SW1V Sherbourne House is a block on Cumberland Street (Pimlico)

Sherbourne House, SW1V

Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W A street within the SW1W postcode (Victoria)

Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W

St Georges Drive, SW1V St Georges Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

St Georges Drive, SW1V

St Georges Row, SW1V St Georges Row was built as Monster Row circa 1785, and renamed in 1833 (Pimlico)

St Georges Row, SW1V

Stillington Street, SW1P Stillington Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Stillington Street, SW1P

Tachbrook Court, SW1V Tachbrook Court is a block on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Tachbrook Court, SW1V

Tachbrook Mews, SW1V Tachbrook Mews is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Tachbrook Mews, SW1V

Tachbrook Street, SW1V Tachbrook Street got its name from a royal gardener (Pimlico)

Tachbrook Street, SW1V

Terminus Place, SW1E Terminus Place is the home of Victoria Bus Station (Victoria)

Terminus Place, SW1E

Thirleby Road, SW1P Thirleby Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Thirleby Road, SW1P

Thorndike Street, SW1V Thorndike Street is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Thorndike Street, SW1V

Tintern House, SW1V Residential block (Pimlico)

Tintern House, SW1V

Udall Street, SW1V Udall Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Udall Street, SW1V

United House, SW1P United House is a block on Francis Street (Victoria)

United House, SW1P

Upper Tachbrook Street, SW1V Upper Tachbrook Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Upper Tachbrook Street, SW1V

Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V Vauxhall Bridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V

Victoria Arcade, SW1V Victoria Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Arcade, SW1V

Victoria House, SW1V Victoria House is located on Francis Street (Victoria)

Victoria House, SW1V

Victoria House, SW1W Victoria House is located on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Victoria House, SW1W

Victoria Place, SW1W Victoria Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Place, SW1W

Vincent Square, SW1P Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square which provides playing fields for Westminster School, which owns it (Westminster)

Vincent Square, SW1P

Wainwright House, SW1W Wainwright House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Wainwright House, SW1W

Walcott Street, SW1P Walcott Street was named after Reverend MEC Walcott, curate of the St Margaret’s, Westminster in the 1840s (Victoria)

Walcott Street, SW1P

Warwick Place North, SW1V Warwick Place North is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Warwick Place North, SW1V

Warwick Place West, SW1V After 1922, the new name for Warwick Place West was West Warwick Place (Pimlico)

Warwick Place West, SW1V

Warwick Square Mews, SW1V Warwick Square Mews is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Warwick Square Mews, SW1V

Warwick Square, SW1V Warwick Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Warwick Square, SW1V

Warwick Way, SW1V Warwick Way runs diagonally across Belgravia (Pimlico)

Warwick Way, SW1V

West Mews, SW1V West Mews runs off West Warwick Place (Pimlico)

West Mews, SW1V

West Warwick Place, SW1V West Warwick Place is a turning off Warwick Way (Pimlico)

West Warwick Place, SW1V

Westbourne House, SW1W Westbourne House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Victoria)

Westbourne House, SW1W

Willow Place, SW1P Willow Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Willow Place, SW1P

Willow Walk, SW1P A street within the SW1V postcode (Victoria)

Willow Walk, SW1P

Wilton Road, SW1V Wilton Road was named at the time of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (Victoria)

Wilton Road, SW1V

Winchester Street, SW1V Winchester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Winchester Street, SW1V

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Wood engraving showing mothers, with their children, exercising at Tothill Fields Prison Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1504357431 Licence:	Wellington Arch (1850s) Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ’Quadriga’ - or four-horsed chariot - of War TUM image id: 1515432472 Licence:	The 52 bus TUM image id: 1556876554 Licence:	Churchill Gardens street sign and layout Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1733071045 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Lillington Gardens estate Credit: Ewan Munro TUM image id: 1516208904 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Plumbers Arms at 14 Lower Belgrave Street. This pub became briefly famous in 1974 as the place where Lady Lucan burst in after finding the family nanny dead. Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1647016056 Licence:	Boscobel Oaks, 1804 TUM image id: 1487173198 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The sign for the "Stage Door", formerly a pub in Allington Street, SW1 Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593785741 Licence:	Wellington Arch photographed on 10 January 2017. Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ’Quadriga’ - or four-horsed chariot - of War. The pathway that runs underneath the arch has a formal name - Apsley Way. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621590589 Licence:	Victoria coach station’s temporary base (1929) This was sited where the Tachbrook Estate is now. The open-air King’s Scholar Pond sewer is on the left - unthinkable now - and every single building that can be seen in this picture has gone. TUM image id: 1545177549 Licence:
Broadway SW1 TUM image id: 1530117235 Licence:	Letter to Chuck Berry from Carl Sagan (1986) TUM image id: 1621596953 Licence:	The Two Chairmen, Dartmouth Street Adjacent to the Cockpit Stairs, the "Two Chairmen" pub was established possibly in 1729. It is thought to be the oldest public house in Westminster. The pub’s name is a nod to the practice of hiring sedan chairs, which were available for rent outside the establishment. Sedan chairs, a popular mode of transport for short London journeys, allowed passengers to travel above the city’s filth and mud. They were introduced in the early years of King Charles I’s reign. Credit: Wiki Commons/Philafrenzy TUM image id: 1706885335 Licence:	Eaton Square Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1586358889 Licence:	Grosvenor Gardens Mews East TUM image id: 1544975168 Licence: